James McCudden made his fifth of fifty-seven confirmed claims on February 15th 1917 after bringing down a Roland CII Walfisch (whale) near Monchy while flying a DH2. Later that day McCudden’s C.O. led a flight of six aircraft to the wreck site and in turn each pilot fired three drums of Lewis machine gun ammunition into the remains of the Roland for gunnery practice.

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